Have you recently lost a close audiophile buddy? What has it taught you?

I understand fellas. Rich Red it was nice getting to meet up with you at lone star Audio fest. My buddy was hit with pneumonia and went in about 5 weeks. It was crazy. One day he was getting better then boom. Crazy as hell though.  Let out this huge yahooooooo when the music got too good for him.  Crazy as hell. I,was the only one that could put up with him.  Help,put our systems together.  Told me about my speaker.  Great audiophile. Would push me and my friend bill to always try more gear. Would listen with me and Bob for 9 hours straight some days. Great music discovery constantly.  I’ve learned to enjoy the music and not over obsess on equipment.  Fellas enjoy your system. You never know,when the music will stop!

calvinj, 

It was a pleasure meeting you. I enjoy our conversations about audio and just as importantly about life. I look forward to many more conversations. 

I remember david Baskin from design audio video in whitehouse Texas. He had Lou Gehrig’s disease.  He was dying but he had a speaker bucket list. He had raidho, solutions, accuphase, Sonus faber, Lumin, dynaudio. He had the best system I’ve ever heard in my life.  600k system. Home listening cottage in the back of his house.  Wow! He enjoyed his final 5 years listening to the best then he died. He and Charles were friends and little did I know they would both be gone within 10 months of each other. Audiophiles are different.  We are unique.  We are hard to replace.  

In memoriam for my good audiophile friend Harry.Britt of Old Greenwich, CT. Died Wednesday March 10, 1993. Age 47. He will be missed! Support your local suicide hotline!

The older we get, the more friends and family we lose. Keep them close while you have them. Death is permanent. 

Frank